Slipped stitches break up otherwise even rounds of color (and also help prevent odd color shifts at the join of each round). The only stranded knitting in the pattern happens at the beginning and ending 1x1 ribbing. Since the color switches on every stitch you won’t need to worry about wrapping long floats. To avoid stranded knitting altogether, simply work the ribbed sections in your first color (“Ash” in pattern).

Broken Lines is the first of nine designs from the SongLines collection.